David49
The New Towns were built without all the beaurocracy and regulation we have today, the whole area was compulsory purchased and were built. Now it takes 10 yrs to get through the endless appeals and regulation before building starts.
Perhaps there are appeals because lay people realise the lack of forethought and planning for the future which happens whenever new housing developments are proposed.
Planners do not seem to think through the consequences of what will happen if more and more housing is built to satisfy the demand but these developments are often far from where people work, no new roads, schools, shops, hospitals are built and areas end up gridlocked as people try to reach essential services.
